Australian Society of Anaesthetists

Australian Society of Anaesthetists

Abbreviation	ASA
Formation	1934
Legal status	professional body
Purpose	Representations of Anaesthetists
Headquarters	Sydney, Australia
Region served	Australia
Website	http://www.asa.org.au/

The Australian Society of Anaesthetists is an association that seeks to further the best interests of anaesthesia and anaesthetists.

History

Dr Geoffrey Kaye, a 28-year-old Australian physician, returned from travel abroad in 1931 determined to form a society devoted to the practice and teaching of anaesthesia. A proposed anaesthetic Congress of 1932 was delayed by the Great Depression, but took place in Hobart in 1934. At that meeting the Australian Society of Anaesthetists was founded by seven members.^[1]^[2] It was established as a means of exchange of ideas, for the distribution of memoranda on topics of anaesthetic interests, and to conduct inquiries relating to problems in the practice of anaesthesia in Australia. Since inception the Society has continued to grow in membership. The Society has met annually since 1935 (excepting an interruption during World War II) at both Annual General and Scientific Meetings, the latter now termed the National Scientific Congress.

Membership

Presently the Society has over 3000 members representing a majority of Australian specialist anaesthetists. It is one of the largest medical associations in Australia. Membership consists of specialist anaesthetist physicians as well as registrar trainees and non-specialist medical practitioner anaesthetists.

Governance

The Society is governed by a national Council consisting of an executive committee and representatives of the Australian States.

Meetings

The Society holds a National Scientific Conference annually in the southern hemisphere spring. Recent meetings have taken place in Melbourne, Darwin and Wellington. A wide variety of other meetings take place in the various states, such as educational meetings combined with the Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists, Part 0 and Part 3 meetings for junior and senior trainees respectively and rural meetings that bring together specialist and general practitioner providers of anaesthesia.

Publications

The Society publishes a bi-monthly scientific journal, Anaesthesia and Intensive Care.

Related organisations

References

↑ Wilson, G. (November 1988). Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 16 (4): 454. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ Wilson, Gwen (1984). Fifty years - the Australian Society of Anaesthetists 1934 - 1984. Glebe: Flannel Flower Press.

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Anesthesia (outline)

Types	General Spinal Epidural Conduction anesthesia Local Topical Intercostal nerve block Sedation / Twilight anesthesia Dental (Inferior alveolar nerve) Neuroleptanalgesic anesthesia

Techniques	Airway management Anesthesia provision in the US Arterial catheter Bronchoscopy Capnography Dogliotti's principle Drug-induced amnesia Intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring Nerve block Penthrox inhaler Tracheal intubation

Scientific Principles	Blood–gas partition coefficient Concentration effect Fink effect Minimum alveolar concentration Second gas effect

Measurements	ASA physical status classification system Baricity Bispectral index Direct Fick method Entropy monitoring Fick principle Goldman index Guedel's classification Mallampati score Neuromuscular monitoring Thyromental distance

Instruments	Anaesthetic machine Anesthesia cart Boyle's machine Gas cylinder Laryngeal mask airway Laryngeal tube Medical monitor Odom's indicator Relative analgesia machine Vaporiser Double-lumen endotracheal tube Endobronchial blocker

Drugs	Benzodiazepine Etomidate General anaesthetic Inhalational anaesthetic Infiltration analgesia Ketamine Local anesthetic Methohexital Methoxyflurane Midazolam Neuraxial blockade Opiate Propofol Thiopental Thiopentone

Complications	Emergence delirium Allergic reactions Anesthesia awareness Local anesthetic toxicity Malignant hyperthermia Perioperative mortality Postanesthetic shivering Postoperative nausea and vomiting Postoperative residual curarization

Fields of study	Cardiothoracic Geriatric Oral sedation dentistry

Professions	Anesthesiologist Anesthesiologist assistant Nurse anesthetist Operating Department Practitioners Certified Anesthesia Technician Certified Anesthesia Technologist Anaesthetic technician

History	A.C.E. mixture Helsinki Declaration for Patient Safety in Anaesthesiology History of general anesthesia History of neuraxial anesthesia History of tracheal intubation

Organizations	American Association of Nurse Anesthetists American Society of Anesthesia Technologists & Technicians American Society of Anesthesiologists Anaesthesia Trauma and Critical Care Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Association of Veterinary Anaesthetists Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists Australian Society of Anaesthetists International Anesthesia Research Society

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